Occupational employment

Occupations that have the most growth and have less than a high school diploma as the typical level of education needed to enter the occupation, projected 2010-20, in thousands of jobs
Occupation	Thousands of jobs	Median annual wages, May 2010	Experience	On-the-job training
Retail salespersons	707	20,670	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Home health aides	706	20,560	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Personal care aides	607	19,640	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	398	17,950	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	319	23,460	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Cashiers	250	18,500	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	246	22,210	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	241	23,400	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Construction laborers	212	29,280	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Waiters and waitresses	196	18,330	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Cooks, restaurant	118	22,140	Less than 1 year	Moderate-term on-the-job training
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	112	19,300	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Food preparation workers	84	19,100	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Painters, construction and maintenance	72	34,280	None	Moderate-term on-the-job training
Industrial truck and tractor operators	62	29,780	Less than 1 year	Short-term on-the-job training
Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	60	19,680	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Packers and packagers, hand	58	19,630	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Nonfarm animal caretakers	53	19,550	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Counter and rental clerks	51	22,100	None	Short-term on-the-job training
Cement masons and concrete finishers	50	35,450	None	Moderate-term on-the-job training

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